## **🎯 What This Guide Covers**

Website Studio lets you design and publish individual pages — such as service pages, landing pages, or location pages — directly to your WordPress site. This guide explains how to do that **without overwriting your existing homepage, content, or site structure**.

## **⚙️ How WordPress Publishing Works in Website Studio**

When you publish a page from Website Studio to WordPress, the platform creates or updates a **single page** on your WordPress site. It does **not** replace your entire website. Your homepage, navigation, existing posts, and all other content remain untouched.

Key things to understand before you publish:

- Each page you publish is treated as an independent WordPress page.
- Your existing WordPress theme and site structure are preserved.
- You control the URL slug for every page you publish.
- Publishing one page does not affect any other pages on your site.

## **🔗 Step 1 — Connect Your WordPress Site**

Before publishing, you need to link your WordPress site to Search Atlas.

1. In the left-hand navigation, go to **Website Studio**.
2. Open the page you want to publish.
3. Click **Publish** in the top-right corner.
4. Select **WordPress** as your publishing destination.
5. Enter your WordPress site URL, username, and an **Application Password** (not your login password). To generate an Application Password in WordPress, go to **Users → Profile → Application Passwords** in your WordPress admin.
6. Click **Connect** to save the credentials.

**Note:** If you have already connected your WordPress site previously, your credentials will be saved and you can skip ahead to Step 2.

## **📄 Step 2 — Set the Page URL Before Publishing**

Choosing the right URL slug protects your existing pages and keeps your SEO intact.

1. With your page open in Website Studio, click **Page Settings** (gear icon).
2. Set a unique **URL slug** for the page — for example, `/plumbing-services-chicago`.
3. Make sure the slug does **not** match any existing page on your WordPress site (such as `/` for the homepage) unless you intentionally want to update that specific page.
4. Save your settings before proceeding.

## **🚀 Step 3 — Publish the Page to WordPress**

1. Click **Publish** in the top-right corner of Website Studio.
2. Confirm your WordPress connection is active.
3. Review the target URL slug one final time.
4. Click **Publish to WordPress**.

Once published, the page will appear in your WordPress admin under **Pages**. You can visit the live URL to confirm it is displaying correctly.

## **⚠️ Common Issues and How to Avoid Them**

- **Blank page after publishing:** This can happen if the page content was not fully saved before publishing. Make sure all sections are saved in Website Studio, then republish.
- **Page not appearing on WordPress:** Check that your Application Password is correct and that the WordPress REST API is enabled on your site. Some security plugins block the REST API — temporarily disable them to test.
- **Homepage was changed accidentally:** This occurs when the URL slug is set to `/` or left blank. Always set a specific, unique slug before publishing.
- **Using a custom domain in Website Studio:** If your Website Studio project uses a custom domain, make sure you are entering your **WordPress site URL** (not the Studio domain) in the connection settings.

## **✅ SEO Best Practices When Publishing to WordPress**

- Set a unique, keyword-rich URL slug for every page before publishing.
- Add a page title and meta description inside Website Studio's **Page Settings** — these are passed through to WordPress.
- Avoid publishing duplicate versions of the same page under different slugs.
- After publishing, submit the new URL to Google Search Console to accelerate indexing.

## **💬 Need More Help?**

If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type **human teammate** to be connected with a member of our team.